Open AccessAcademic job satisfaction questionnaire: Construction and validation in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Abdullah M. Al-Rubaish,
Sheikh Idris A. Rahim,
Mahdi S Abumadini,
Ladé Wosornu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/1319-1683.78630
Subject(s) - salary , cronbach's alpha , job satisfaction , workload , construct validity , medicine , medical education , variance (accounting) , psychology , applied psychology , clinical psychology , nursing , social psychology , psychometrics , management , accounting , business , political science , law , economics
Colleges and universities are becoming increasingly accountable for teaching outcomes in order to meet rigorous accreditation standards. Job satisfaction (JS) seems more difficult to measure in the academic field in view of the complexity of roles, duties and responsibilities.